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How to fix this error in sum function, thank you for your help

Why is the sum function having an error? All config are default

Microsoft 365 and Office | Excel | For home | Windows
asked 2026-11-08T13:26:23.4933333+00:00
Jesus Torralba 0 Reputation points
accepted 2026-11-08T13:32:12.51+00:00
Jesus Torralba 0 Reputation points
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Paint.Picture OLE/COM object cannot be created on Windows 11

Bug report: Paint.Picture OLE/COM object cannot be created on Windows 11 Windows 11 24H2 (build 26100.x), Microsoft Paint version 11.2609.401.0. OLE objects of type "Paintbrush Picture" cannot be opened or edited in Microsoft Word (2024). Word…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Word | Other | Windows
asked 2026-11-08T13:29:39.1066667+00:00
Egor Izotov 0 Reputation points
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Billing will not accept my renewed card for payment

My Microsoft payment is due. I have been trying have been trying to enter my card for days now. The card you have of file has expired and the bank have issued a new one. I have entered the details exactly as on the card and every time the name is…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For home | Windows
asked 2026-11-08T13:25:26.34+00:00
Linzi Moon 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-11-08T13:25:41.7033333+00:00

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Artifact signing stuck on "In Progress" for 3 weeks

Hello, I submitted an organization identity validation request for Microsoft Artifact Signing (formerly Trusted Signing), but the status is still showing "In Progress", with no clear indication of when the verification will be completed. I…

Artifact Signing
Artifact Signing

A fully managed end-to-end service for digitally signing code, documents, and applications. (formerly Trusted Signing)

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asked 2026-11-08T13:24:55.62+00:00
Walter Ego 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-11-08T13:25:15.3833333+00:00

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Paying multiple bills for 365.

Dear MS, I have been paying three ways for the same 365 $9.99/month (a refund sent in past week), $99/yr, just renewed to on AmEx to Nov 2027, and $129/year family/1TB, just today got billing notice for Dec 8, 2026 auto renewal. The family plan would be…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For home | Other
asked 2026-11-08T13:22:00.8066667+00:00
George Tingley 0 Reputation points
accepted 2026-11-08T13:24:26.1133333+00:00
George Tingley 0 Reputation points
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Why is robocopy so slow?

I am using robocopy on Windows10 to make backups of my external USB hard discs. In this case: driveletter R: is a 16TB Seagate Ironwolf hdd. driveletters Z and V are both 8TB Seagate Barracuda hdd's. These discs each backup about half of the data on…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2026-10-31T11:56:56.5+00:00
HRL 65 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-08T13:23:17.4566667+00:00
MotoX80 37,946 Reputation points
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Xbox Game Pass Vanished out of nowhere

Hey there , I bought my Laptop on 30th September,2026 -> I was looking what I got with my device so XBOX GAME PASS WAS ALSO THERE, when I saw in detail it said the Offer will expire on 30 November something so I was like”I will claim it by then no…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Other
asked 2026-11-08T13:20:12.5566667+00:00
Shalok Dadhwal 0 Reputation points
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a shadow copy could not be created please check VSS and SPP application logs

trying to run windows 7 backup on windows 11 and get message in description

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Recovery and backup
asked 2026-11-08T09:32:52.93+00:00
peter hall 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-11-08T13:19:38.7633333+00:00
TaoLi 119.7K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Stop. Restarting. MY. Computers.

Hello fellow windows users Just wondering if anyone has a permanent hack to preventing OUR computers from being rebooted, even when microslop believes it is "Out of our working hours" etc? This is an incredibly disruptive process and I am…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
asked 2026-05-15T18:17:48.9566667+00:00
Annoyed Microslop Customer 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-08T13:19:34.4166667+00:00
Bulldog 5,515 Reputation points
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Authenticator gives me 8 digits. My apps require only 6.

My apps require only 6 digits from Authenticator. Authenticator, however no longer gives me 6 digits, but 8. I can’t use Authenticator Can I change it back to six digits.

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
asked 2026-11-08T13:19:11.48+00:00
Joni R 0 Reputation points
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Outlook receives email but will not send

My outlook can receive emails but will not send. The emails go direct to outbox but stay there

Outlook | Windows | Classic Outlook for Windows | For home
asked 2025-11-23T05:21:35.7033333+00:00
Stephen Rochford 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-08T13:18:27.6133333+00:00
steve pagani 0 Reputation points
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Upgrade to 365 family - Partner has basic 100gb can this be merged?

Hi Currently have personal 365 package. Just wanted to know if I upgrade to a family 365 package to include my partner, who has a basic 100gb package, can this be merged in to the 2TB of storage, or will everything need to be transferred across? Thank…

Microsoft 365 and Office | Subscription, account, billing | For home | Windows
asked 2026-11-08T11:02:18.1233333+00:00
Shaun Y 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-08T13:14:18.59+00:00
DaveM121 946.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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HackTool:Win32/AutoKMS always return

Hi. I clear it (HackTool:Win32/AutoKMS) with Win Defender Offline and after it's always "quarantine failure" and "status: rejected/deniel" (I translate it I don't know how it right on english writed). Thank you.

Windows for home | Other | Security and privacy
asked 2026-08-26T13:02:39.53+00:00
EP 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-08T13:13:14.6+00:00
EP 0 Reputation points
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Graph API search/query not recording file size over 4gb (over 2^32 bytes) correctly

Hi, I'm having this issue where I'm trying to search for files using the graph api's search/query with something like this: POST { "requests": [{ "entityTypes": ["driveItem"], "query": {…

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Files, folders, and storage
asked 2026-11-06T17:46:29.1433333+00:00
Albert 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-11-08T13:08:57.3+00:00
Yconvert 0 Reputation points
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outlook and mail issues

Recently I am unable to send/receive mail to my outlook but can on mail. Using mail i cannot see my folders as on outlook. Why is this? I am using Outlook for MAC.

Outlook | MacOS | New Outlook for Mac | For home
asked 2026-11-08T12:53:15.1133333+00:00
Malcolm Swinburn 0 Reputation points
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Emails in Inbox Gone + Receiving Unsolicited Emails + Not Receiving My Normal Emails

Beginning on the evening of 11/2/26: On the web: my inbox showed over 1,000 new emails in it. They appeared to be from email addresses of various sites - none of which I subscribed to - and in different languages as well as English. the…

Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Email
asked 2026-11-08T13:04:37.81+00:00
jk 0 Reputation points
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Backup the Inbox of a deleted Outlook alias

Hello, I am going through the process of deleting an old outlook account and I removed the email alias without knowing that I'd lose complete access to its Inbox. Is there a way to access and backup the alias' emails? My Microsoft account is still…

Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Email
asked 2026-11-08T13:03:58.9066667+00:00
OC 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-11-08T13:04:15.1166667+00:00

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Unable to see all photo folders when I connect my iPhone to my PC

When I connect my iPhone to my PC using a usb cable I cannot see all the folders containing photos in explorer. What is visible seems to change day by day but it is mostly older folders. I have seen them all on a couple of occasions. The ones I can see,…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Connect Phone and PC
asked 2025-12-07T19:52:10.2833333+00:00
Peter Harvey 25 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-08T13:02:40.46+00:00
Kristjan Asvaldsson 0 Reputation points
2 answers

Black screen, high fan speed, GPU stops working?

I have been having problems with my computer for a while, been sending it in to see what was wrong with it, my computer keeps going into black screen and turn the fans to high speed when i play some graphic intensive games, i'm usually pretty good at…

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics
asked 2026-11-08T11:36:06.03+00:00
Dan Larsen 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-08T13:01:52.6566667+00:00
DaveM121 946.5K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

Why does my Powerpoint not have an option for recording?

My Powerpoint app does not have a record button to record audio or video to place into the presentation. Thanks,

Microsoft 365 and Office | PowerPoint | For education | Windows
asked 2026-11-08T12:46:43.67+00:00
Candice Smitherman 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-11-08T12:58:59.9333333+00:00
BabybooHN 3,895 Reputation points Independent Advisor